An aerial photo from 1950 of Boeing Field and Boeing facilities. Photo-757691.6749 - seattlepi.com

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At this machine, operated by payroll clerk Dores Robinson, 18,500 hourly payroll checks receive the signatures of Boeing president William M. Allen and treasurer Harold E. Bowman. The photo was taken in 1951.

At this machine, operated by payroll clerk Dores Robinson, 18,500 hourly payroll checks receive the signatures of Boeing president William M. Allen and treasurer Harold E. Bowman. The photo was taken in 1951.

Roll out of the C-97 Stratofreighter. Photo-757678.6749 - seattlepi.com

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Boeing C-97 Stratofreighters, 1951.

Boeing C-97 Stratofreighters, 1951.

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Boeing C-97 Stratofreighters, 1951. Photo-757688.6749 - seattlepi.com

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This 1953 photo shows KC-97 Stratotankers being built in Renton.

This 1953 photo shows KC-97 Stratotankers being built in Renton.

Photo: P-I File

This 1953 photo shows KC-97 Stratotankers being built in Renton. Photo-757621.6749 - seattlepi.com

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This cutaway image from 1953 shows the details of the modified Boeing wind tunnel. The two-stage 24-foot fan forces air past the 18-foot nacelle around the two turns and into the test section.

This cutaway image from 1953 shows the details of the modified Boeing wind tunnel. The two-stage 24-foot fan forces air past the 18-foot nacelle around the two turns and into the test section.

Photo: P-I File

This cutaway image from 1953 shows the details of the modified... Photo-757604.6749 - seattlepi.com

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The prototype Boeing 707 jet transport is shown in the structural test facility at the company's flight test hanger at Seattle. Exact date unknown. The Boeing 707 prototype, model 367-80, made its maiden flight from Renton Field on July 15, 1954. less

The prototype Boeing 707 jet transport is shown in the structural test facility at the company's flight test hanger at Seattle. Exact date unknown. The Boeing 707 prototype, model 367-80, made its maiden flight ... more

The 1956 caption for this photo read: A real-life Rosie the Riveter, Mrs. Rosalie Glenn of Renton, works with Mrs. Bonnie Carlisle of Redondo Beach of the nose section of a C-97 at the Boeing Airplane Co's Renton Plant. less

The 1956 caption for this photo read: A real-life Rosie the Riveter, Mrs. Rosalie Glenn of Renton, works with Mrs. Bonnie Carlisle of Redondo Beach of the nose section of a C-97 at the Boeing Airplane Co's ... more